Social Venture - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Most Popular Articles and Working Papers 2008

Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Plus: book excerpt. Most Popular Working Papers 1. Psychological Influence in Negotiation: An Introduction Long Overdue This paper attempts to encourage a better dialogue between research on... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

15 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty

social restrictions and reopen businesses? Other questions depend on the answers to the medical questions. Will government funds for the disadvantaged people and businesses be sustainable? What will happen to inflation? Will food supplies... View Details

Keywords: by Howard Stevenson, Eugene B. Kogan, and Shirley Spence

01 Sep 2010
News

School’s 100th MBA Class Graduates

School. The day’s principal speaker was Sir Ronald Cohen (MBA ’69), a widely recognized father of the European venture capital industry who now devotes his time to social enterprise in England and the Middle... View Details

Keywords: Graduation

22 Feb 2022
News

Vision: Learning Curve

after undergrad. But Gupta also spent several years at the Pratham Education Foundation, one of India’s largest educational nonprofits—work that earned him a Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship for social enterprise leadership at HBS. Mahajan,... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; education; entrepreneurship; startup; India; Educational Services

July 1982 (Revised July 2004)
Case

Esmark, Inc. (B)

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Esmark's management sells its most valuable business and its most unattractive business in an effort to reposition itself and maximize shareholder value. View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Product Positioning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Reputation; Value

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January 2010 (Revised March 2013)
Teaching Note

Western Union: Our World, Our Family® (TN)

By: Christopher Marquis and Bobbi Thomason

Teaching Note for [410050]. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Financial Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Diversity; Financial Services Industry

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01 Dec 2019
News

John McArthur

building the faculty through the recruitment and promotion of outstanding faculty members, strengthening research, enhancing Executive Education, and launching important initiatives in ethics and social enterprise. He also oversaw a major... View Details

Keywords: Dean

25 Sep 2000
Research & Ideas

More Than the Sum of Its Parts: The Impact of Modularity on the Computer Industry

was a seminal event in the growth of Silicon Valley. CB: The effects of the ensuing competition on modules were better designs and lower prices. Customers were eager to buy the new plug-compatible, non-IBM components. This demand, in turn, attracted View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Computer; Consumer Products; Technology

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

these new practices actually alter company behavior, or create social value? How is and how should social value be defined and measured? In public markets, we evaluate the costs and benefits of negative... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Tech

where I had confirmed my love for marketing but felt held back by my lack of business background. I studied Political Science as an undergrad, and my daily responsibilities focused on the "promotion" side of the function (i.e. social... View Details

01 Mar 2010
News

Alumni Books

The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Robert A. Finkel (MBA ’89) with David Greising (McGraw-Hill) Ten investment and management masters share the wisdom they... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Creative Human Resources in the R&D Laboratory: How Environment and Personality Impact Innovation

By: T. M. Amabile and S. S. Gryskiewicz

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Research and Development; Innovation and Invention; Personal Characteristics

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December 2003 (Revised August 2004)
Case

Circon (A) (Abridged)

By: Brian J. Hall, Christopher Rose and Guhan Subramanian

In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. CEO Richard Auhll recruited an old HBS friend, George Cloutier, to the Circon board to help him defend the company. Circon's primary defenses include a "poison pill" and a staggered board and... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Trust; Relationships; Acquisition; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States

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02 Jan 2018
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The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

Elizabeth Baily Wolf discusses a technique to reframe distress as passion. . The Three Types of Leaders Who Create Radical Change Every successful social movement requires three distinct leadership roles: the agitator, the innovator, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

25 Oct 2016
First Look

October 25, 2016

knowledge about process and productivity improvements that lower costs while simultaneously maintaining or improving outcomes. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51774 in press Journal of Personality and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2021
Interview

TikTok: Super App or Supernova?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Brian Kenny

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, was launched in 2012 around the simple idea of helping users entertain themselves on their smartphones while on the Beijing Subway. By May 2020, TikTok operated in 155 countries and had roughly 1 billion monthly active users, placing... View Details

Keywords: Apps; Artificial Intelligence; Business Startups; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Model; Digital Platforms; Growth and Development Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Social Media

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2013
Dissertation

Designing Freemium: A Model of Consumer Usage, Upgrade, and Referral Dynamics

By: Clarence Lee, Vineet Kumar and Sunil Gupta

Abstract. Over the past decade "freemium" (free + premium) has become the dominant business model among internet start-ups for its ability to acquire and monetize a large install-base with limited marketing resources. Freemium is a hybrid strategy where a firm offers... View Details

Keywords: Discrete-Continuous Choice Dynamic Structural Models; Bayesian Estimation; Word-of-Mouth; Digital Services; Freemium; Entrepreneurship; Business Model; Motivation and Incentives; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Reference Programs; Business Startups

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03 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

Who Guarantees Your Workplace Is Safe for Return?

As we start to think about returning to work, shopping, and recreation, there is much talk about transformed workplaces and innovative social distancing designs. But how will companies, workers, and customers have confidence that these... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber and Joseph Allen; Real Estate